WA Country Hour 13th June 2013

On the WA Country Hour today, a spate of illegal surveillance in piggeries across Australia has got the peak industry body, Australian Pork Limited, worried the situation could escalate.

Also today, the latest United States Department of Agriculture report was released overnight and there were a few surprises in store; consumer watchdog the ACCC has taken Coles supermarkets to the Federal Court alleging false, misleading and deceptive claims about its bread; packing through the Sweeter Banana shed in Carnarvon is currently 70 per cent below average, as the effects of drought and a heatwave earlier this year take a toll on production; a livestock producer from the south-west has described the Cattle Council of Australia's proposed restructure plans as ‘an exercise in looking after themselves’; and the safety of genetically modified food is being questioned once again by a study showing pigs develop health problems when fed GM crops.